SOLVED How to attach bait to a fishing rod? :: Stardew Valley General Discussions

But after that, the next step is to finally attach the bait. Bait – Reduces time for fish to bite by 50% and also reduces the chances of catching trash items. You can purchase Bait at Willy’s Fishing Shop for 5g. You learn the crafting recipe at level 2 Fishing. PC – Open the inventory screen and right-click the bait to select a single bait or left-click to select all of it.

Next, right-click the fishing rod to attach the bait. Bait can be attached to a Fiberglass Rod or an Iridium Rod, or inserted into a Crab Pot. Fishing rods do not require bait, but fish will bite faster with bait; specialized baits provide additional benefits. Crab Pots require bait to catch fish , but there is no difference when using specialized types of bait. This mod allows you to automatically attach bait and tackles from your inventory to your fishing rod with the press of a button.

Steps to Attach a Bait to Nintendo Switch

First know that the Bamboo fishing pole has no slots available for bait nor tackle. The ability to use bait comes with Level 2 Fishing, as it will make Will sell the Fiberglass fishing pole at his shop by the beach for 1,800G . You can also buy bait cheap there, though level 2 fishing teaches you to craft your own. Wild Bait – Reduces time for fish to bite by 62.5% and offers the chance to catch two fish at once . You can’t purchase Wild Bait, but you can craft it using 10 Fiber, 5 Slime, and 5 Bug Meat.

Magnet – Increases chance of finding treasure while fishing. Note that you also need to have the fiberglass rod, this won’t work with the bamboo rod. Levels of The Mines and the Mutant Bug Lair are generally the best sources of bug meat for players focusing on fishing. If you manage to capture both the treasure chest and the fish, then the treasure chest will provide loot.

Bait

Left-click on the bait in to pick it up (if you get too many pieces of bait, you can right-click to put some of the bait back into your inventory). The bait will disappear from your view but don’t worry, it’s still connected to the rod. Fishing Tackle can be attached to fishing rods to change different mechanics while fishing. After that, you need to click right to attach it to the rod. On PlayStation – players should press X on the controller to select the stack and then press the Square button. Like Stardew Valley’s regular bait item, different types of tackle can be bought from Willy’s shop as you level up.

The longer the distance you achieve with your cast, the better types of fish you can catch. After this, the rod will become unlocked, and you buy it from Wily’s fish shop down on the beach in pelican town for 1800k gold. To use bait, highlight the bait in your inventory, then pick it up as though you’re going to move it. With an Xbox controller you select it with ‘A’ and equip it to the fishing pole with ‘X’. You can remove the bait by right-clicking or pressing ‘X’ a second time. Drag the bait over the fishing rod to attach the bait.

After that, you must fish until you reach Fishing Level 2. If you are playing Stardew Valley on Mobile, here are the steps you need to follow in order to attach a bait to the fishing rod. If you are playing Stardew Valley on Xbox, here are the steps you need to follow in order to attach a bait to the fishing rod. If you are playing Stardew Valley on Nintendo Switch, here are the steps you need to follow in order to attach a bait to the fishing rod.

Getting a Perfect Catch

PS4 – Press the X button to pick up the entire stack of your bait or you can press the Square button to select a single piece. Press Square again on your fishing rod to attach the bait. Xbox – Press the A button to pick up the entire stack of your bait or you can press X to select a single piece. Press X again on your fishing rod to attach the bait. This tackle slightly increases the size of the green bar in the fishing mini-game, making it easier to catch fish and treasure chests.

It costs 200g to purchase, and cannot be crafted. The base chance of seeing a chest while fishing is 15%. You can find grubs down in the mines through levels 11 to 29 with a 60 percent chance to drop bug meat as loot.

If you are playing Stardew Valley on PS4, here are the steps you need to follow in order to attach a bait to the fishing rod. If you are playing Stardew Valley on PC, here are the steps you need to follow in order to attach a bait to the fishing rod. On PC, to attach the bait to your fishing rod, you have to open your Inventory Screen. Then, you have to left-click or right-click on the bait. The left-click will select all your baits, the right-click will select just one.